Cost of Living Comparison Between Herne and Hamburg Cost of Living Comparison Between Herne and Hamburg

😐 Solo nomad: Herne is 6.7% more expensive than Hamburg without rent, and 13% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Herne is 17.4% cheaper than Hamburg without rent, and 19.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$17.59 €15.19

$20.03 €17.3

-12.18%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$76.7 €66.2

$94.2 €81.4

-18.66%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$11.51 €9.94

$13.78 €11.89

-16.47%

Cappuccino

$3.79 €3.27

$4.65 €4.02

-18.49%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.2 €2.76

$3.65 €3.15

-12.33%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.74 €2.36

$3.19 €2.76

-14.11%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$5.65 €4.88

$5.74 €4.96

-1.57%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.03 €3.48

$5.51 €4.76

-26.86%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.18 €1.02

$1.39 €1.2

-15.11%

White Bread (500g)

$2.32 €2.01

$2.13 €1.84

8.92%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.52 €3.04

$3.43 €2.96

2.62%

Eggs

$3.82 €3.3

$3.71 €3.2

2.96%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$14.82 €12.79

$14.51 €12.53

2.14%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$14.25 €12.3

$13.3 €11.48

7.14%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$19.1 €16.49

$21.59 €18.64

-11.53%

Apples (1kg)

$3.38 €2.92

$3.41 €2.94

-0.88%

Banana (1kg)

$1.74 €1.5

$2.26 €1.95

-23.01%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.29 €1.97

$2.38 €2.06

-3.78%

Tomato (1kg)

$5.1 €4.41

$4.67 €4.03

9.21%

Potato (1kg)

$1.6 €1.38

$1.57 €1.36

1.91%

Onion (1kg)

$1.58 €1.37

$1.55 €1.34

1.94%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.81 €1.56

$1.96 €1.7

-7.65%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.97 €0.84

$1.03 €0.89

-5.83%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$9.56 €8.25

$9.51 €8.21

0.53%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.87 €5.93

$6.95 €6

-1.15%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.08 €0.93

$1.14 €0.98

-5.26%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.66 €1.44

$1.56 €1.34

6.41%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.1 €2.68

$4.15 €3.58

-25.30%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$62.8 €54.3

$66.9 €57.7

-6.01%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.62 €3.99

$7.07 €6.1

-34.65%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.91 €1.65

$2.82 €2.43

-32.27%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$34.4 €29.7

$44.12 €38.09

-22.03%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.08 €1.8

$1.98 €1.71

5.05%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$31.7K €27.4K

$31.2K €27K

1.44%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$34.6K €29.9K

$39.9K €34.4K

-13.24%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$409 €353

$369 €318

10.76%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$34.63 €29.9

$21.31 €18.4

62.51%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$53.2 €45.93

$38.79 €33.49

37.12%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$34.35 €29.65

$47.71 €41.19

-28.00%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$23.55 €20.34

$24 €20.72

-1.87%

Cinema Ticket

$15.52 €13.4

$15.95 €13.77

-2.70%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$427 €369

$258 €223

65.79%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$14.1K €12.2K

$26.6K €23K

-47.04%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$93.3 €80.6

$92.9 €80.2

0.43%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$46.46 €40.12

$58.7 €50.7

-20.85%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$106 €91.5

$124 €107

-14.63%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$141 €122

$187 €161

-24.57%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$840 €725

$1,385 €1,195

-39.32%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$663 €573

$959 €828

-30.87%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,563 €1,350

$2,403 €2,075

-34.96%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$918 €792

$1,801 €1,555

-49.05%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$5,073 €4,380

$9,448 €8,157

-46.30%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,805 €3,285

$6,171 €5,328

-38.34%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,216 €1,913

$3,664 €3,164

-39.53%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.98

3.9

2.05%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Herne: October 29, 2025

Last update for Hamburg: October 28, 2025

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